Organizers:

Steven Payson, Department of Interior

Session Chairs:

Alexandra Tabova, Federal Reserve Board

Papers:

"Foreign Materials Inputs and U.S. Productivity Growth"
Leo Sveikauskas, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (Contact Author)
Michael Giandrea, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

"Foreign Direct Investment Relationship and Plant Exit: Evidence from the United States"
Marilyn Ibarra-Caton, U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (Contact Author)

"Economic Benefits Associated with the Visa Waiver Program"
Xiaochu Hu, George Mason University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Marilyn Ibarra-Caton, U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
Daniel Riera-Crichton, Bates College
Warren J. Prunella, Econometrica, Inc.

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Organizers:

Steven Payson, Department of Interior

Session Chairs:

Aleksandr Yankelevich, Federal Communications Commission

Papers:

"Small Business Owners’ Financial Health and Retirement Security"
Jules H. Lichtenstein, U.S. Small Business Administration (Contact Author)

"The Dynamics of Business Ownership"
Kristin Sandusky, U.S. Census Bureau (Contact Author)

"Small Business Participation in the Advanced Technology Program’s Research Alliances"
Richard Spivack, National Institute for Standards and Technology (Contact Author)

"Skin in the Game: Does Increased Cost Sharing in Federally Funded Research Suggest Greater Commitment and an Increased Likelihood of Success?"
Stephen L. Campbell, National Institute for Standards and Technology (Contact Author)
Robert T. Sienkiewicz, National Institute for Standards and Technology

Discussants:

Nadia Karamcheva, The Urban Institute
Stephen L. Campbell, National Institute for Standards and Technology
Leo Sveikauskas, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Brittany M. Bond, U.S. Department of Commerce

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